Editing Michelle Forbes

{{short description|American actress (born 1965)}}
{{family name hatnote|Forbes|Guajardo|lang=Spanish}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2014}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Michelle Forbes
| image              = Michelle Forbes 2009a Comic-Con.jpg
| caption            = Forbes at Comic-Con 2009
| birth_name         = {{nowrap|Michelle Renee Forbes Guajardo}}
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1965|1|8}}
| birth_place        = [[Austin, Texas]], U.S.
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1980–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Ross Kettle]]|1990|1999|end=divorced}}
}}

'''Michelle Renee Forbes Guajardo''' (born January 8, 1965)<ref>{{cite web|title=Michelle Forbes {{!}} Biography|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/michelle-forbes/|publisher=Yahoo|access-date=March 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719060217/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/michelle-forbes/ |archive-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> is an American actress who has appeared on television and in independent films. She is a [[Saturn Award]] winner with three nominations.

Forbes first garnered attention for her dual role in the daytime soap opera ''[[Guiding Light]]'', for which she received a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] nomination. She is known for her recurring appearances on genre and drama shows, including Ensign [[Ro Laren]] in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]] and [[Star Trek:  Picard]],'' and her regular role as medical examiner [[Julianna Cox]] on ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' during the 1990s.  She played recurring roles throughout the 2000s in ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'', ''[[In Treatment (U.S. TV series)|In Treatment]]'', ''[[Durham County (TV series)|Durham County]]'', ''[[Prison Break]]'' and her series regular role as Maryann Forrester on ''[[True Blood]]''. She has appeared in significant roles in films such as ''[[Escape from L.A.]]'', ''[[Kalifornia]]'', ''[[Swimming with Sharks]]'' and ''[[Columbus (2017 film)|Columbus]]''.

She starred in the 2011–2012 [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] television series ''[[The Killing (U.S. TV series)|The Killing]]'', for which she received a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2011/07/emmys-michelle-forbes.html |title=Emmys: Michelle Forbes on her nomination and the 'Killing' backlash |first=Steven |last=Zeitchik |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 14, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2011}}</ref> On June 18, 2019 it was announced that Forbes would join USA Network's [[Action fiction|action]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] series ''[[Treadstone]]'', a prequel/sequel to the [[Bourne (franchise)|''Bourne'' franchise]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/treadstone-michelle-forbes-casting-1202634130/|title='Treadstone': Michelle Forbes Joins USA Network's CIA Drama Alongside Patrick Fugit, Michael Gaston, Tess Haubrich & Shruti Haasan|last=White|first=Peter|date=2019-06-18|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2019-07-07}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Forbes was born in [[Austin, Texas]], of [[Mexican Americans|Mexican American]] heritage.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/05/majority_minority_america_will_more_hispanics_and_asians_become_white_.html |title=The Myth of Majority-Minority America |first=Matthew |last=Yglesias |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |date=May 22, 2012 |access-date=October 21, 2018}}</ref>

Forbes hoped to become a ballet dancer. She began receiving formal acting training at the [[High School for the Performing and Visual Arts]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. While on vacation in [[New York City]] at the age of 16, she found herself auditioning for a film;<ref>Nemecek, Larry. ''Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion'', p. 164.</ref> although she was not selected, she signed with the [[William Morris Agency]] and began her professional acting career.

== Career ==
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In 1987, at age 22, Forbes landed the contract role of Sonni Carrera Lewis on the daytime soap opera ''[[Guiding Light]]''. The role was expanded to a dual role, with a second character, Solita Carrera, added. Forbes was a cast member for three years and in 1990 earned a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] nomination for her performance. She then continued in theater and began appearing in small guest roles on television to raise her profile. She went on to make guest appearances on a few other TV shows before landing the recurring role of Ensign [[Ro Laren]] in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.

The producers of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' invited Forbes to reprise Ro in the spin-off series ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' but Forbes declined the offer<ref>{{cite book |title=The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine |first=Judith & Garfield|last=Reeves-Stevens|publisher=Pocket Books|isbn=0-671-87430-6|year=1994|pages=70, 105}}</ref> and decided to focus on a career in films.
She received praise, as well as a [[Saturn Award]] nomination from the [[Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films]], for her performance as photographer Carrie Laughlin in the 1993 thriller ''[[Kalifornia]]''. This was followed with the lead female role in the 1994 black comedy ''[[Swimming with Sharks]]'' as well as supporting roles in films such as ''The Road Killers'', ''Just Looking'' and [[John Carpenter]]'s 1996 science fiction/action sequel ''[[Escape from L.A.]]''

She continued performing on television during this period, with guest spots on ''[[Seinfeld]]'', ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'' and ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', to which she returned to tie up the Ro Laren storyline in the series' [[Preemptive Strike (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|penultimate episode]].

In 1995, she played one of the leads in [[J. S. Cardone]]'s [[crime thriller]] ''[[Black Day Blue Night]]'', alongside [[Mia Sara]] and [[Gil Bellows]]. The reviews for ''Black Day Blue Night'' were positive. Without breaking new grounds, they highlighted its strengths as a well-executed, low-budget noir with engaging performances.<ref>{{cite web |title=Black Day Blue Night&nbsp;— EW.com |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,293893,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011035644/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,293893,00.html |archive-date=October 11, 2008 |work=Entertainment Weekly's EW.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Day Blue Night |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/black-day-blue-night/review/2030009192/ |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hurlburt |first=Roger |date=November 4, 1995 |title=Rating are the target in funny 'Open Season' |work=South Florida Sun Sentinel |pages=3D}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rodriguez |first=Rene |date=November 3, 1994 |title=Black Day Blue Night |work=The Miami Herald |pages=21G}}</ref> Greg Evans of [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] liked the film and of Forbes performance he said that it was "compellingly hard-bitten" and "outdistance the material."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=1995-11-27 |title=Black Day Blue Night |url=https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/black-day-blue-night-1200443709/ |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1996, Forbes joined the cast of [[NBC]]'s popular police drama ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'', playing chief medical examiner [[Julianna Cox]]. She remained with the show for two years then was let go as part of a major cast overhaul (the series was canceled after one more season). However, she reprised her role in the 2000 TV special ''Homicide: The Movie''.

That same year, Forbes became a regular on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[Wonderland (American TV series)|Wonderland]]'' but it was pulled from the air after only two episodes. Forbes was next seen in a recurring role on the police drama ''[[The District]]''.
[[File:Michelle Forbes at True Blood premiere party.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Forbes at the ''[[True Blood]]'' premiere party, June 2009]]
She was subsequently given roles in films such as 2001's ''[[Perfume (2001 film)|Perfume]]'' and 2002's ''[[American Girl (2002 film)|American Girl]]'' as well as the 2001 British television film ''[[Messiah (British TV series)|Messiah]]'' (for which she studied [[British sign language]] for a week) and its sequel installments: ''Messiah 2: Vengeance is Mine'' in 2002 and ''Messiah III'' in 2003. During the 2002–2003 TV season, Forbes played the recurring character of presidential aide Lynne Kresge on the second season of the action series ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''.

She followed her role on ''24'' with a guest spot on ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' then went on to play Admiral Helena Cain in three episodes of the re-imagining of the classic sci-fi series ''Battlestar Galactica'' as well as appearing in the television film ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Razor]]''. She followed this up with a recurring role as Agent [[Samantha Brinker]] on the drama ''[[Prison Break]]'' and guest starred on ''[[Boston Legal]]'' and ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''.

Forbes starred as the lead in the adaptation of the comic-book ''[[Global Frequency#Television pilot|Global Frequency]]'', the single produced episode of which [[internet leak|leaked online]] the following year, eight months after the series failed to be picked up by Warner Bros. networks.<ref name="GF-leak">{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2005/06/67986|title=Rejected TV Pilot Thrives on P2P|website=Wired.com|access-date=July 24, 2008|date=June 27, 2005}}</ref>

Forbes returned to British television screens with guest roles in both ''[[Holby City]]'' and as a [[Mossad]] agent in ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]''. In 2008, Forbes starred in two HBO drama series; ''In Treatment'', portraying the wife of the central character, and in ''[[True Blood]]'' as a [[Maenad]] named Maryann Forrester.<ref name=tv>[http://www.tv.com/michelle-forbes/person/5401/summary.html?tag=page_body Biography] TV.com</ref>

She reprised her semi-regular roles in both series in their respective second seasons in 2009 as well as joining the cast of the Canadian psychological drama series [[Durham County (TV series)|''Durham County'']] for its second season as Dr. Penelope Verity.<ref>[http://blogcritics.org/video/article/michelle-forbes-delves-into-the-darkness/ "Michelle Forbes Delves Into The Darkness Of Durham County"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110012107/http://blogcritics.org/video/article/michelle-forbes-delves-into-the-darkness|date=January 10, 2010}} November 2, 2008, Blogg Critics</ref>

Forbes played the role of Mitch Larsen in the US television series [[The Killing (U.S. TV series)|''The Killing'']], a 2011 remake of the Danish crime series [[The Killing (Danish TV series)|''Forbrydelsen'']]. Forbes appeared as Retro Girl in the TV series ''[[Powers (American TV series)|Powers]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/08/sharlto-copley-lead-christian-walker-powers-michelle-forbes-retro-girl-820846/|title=Sharlto Copley Set As Lead Christian Walker In 'Powers', Michelle Forbes Is Retro Girl|work=Deadline|date= August 18, 2014|access-date=August 18, 2014}}</ref> She also landed a prominent supporting role in ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2]]''.

Forbes subsequently played Valerie Edwards in the TV series ''[[Berlin Station (TV series)|Berlin Station]]'' that aired on [[Epix (TV network)|Epix]] from 2016 to 2019. Her character was a no-nonsense administrator who serves as a Berlin Station Internal branch chief.

In January 2021, it was announced that she would join the cast of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama ''[[Big Sky (American TV series)|Big Sky]]'' as matriarch Margaret Kleinsasser.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/big-sky-michelle-forbes-britt-robertson-michael-raymond-james-ryan-dorsey-omar-metwally-cast-recurring-1234682392/|title='Big Sky' Adds Michelle Forbes, Britt Robertson, Michael Raymond-James, Ryan Dorsey & Omar Metwally|work=Deadline|date=January 28, 2021|access-date=May 5, 2021}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

Forbes had been a vegetarian since her teenage years and became a [[Veganism|vegan]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web | last=Mateo | first=Ashley | title=Eat Like a Star: The Killing's Michelle Forbes | work=SELF | date=March 29, 2011 | url=http://www.self.com/flash/celeb-move-to-steal/2011/03/eat-like-a-star-the-killings-m/ | access-date = April 22, 2016}}</ref>
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== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Love Bites (film)|Love Bites]]''
| Nerissa
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Kalifornia]]''
| Carrie Laughlin
| Nominated—[[Saturn Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Swimming with Sharks]]''
| Dawn Lockhard
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Roadflower]]''
| Helen
|
|-
| 1995
| ''Just Looking''<!-- The like-named article is about a different film in which Forbes was not involved. -->
| Mary
|
|-
| 1995
| ''The Chosen One''
| The Mother
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Black Day Blue Night]]''
| Rinda Woolley
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Escape from L.A.]]''
| Lieutenant Brazen
|
|-
| 1998
| ''Dry Martini''
| Valeria
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Bullfighter (film)|Bullfighter]]''
| Mary
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Perfume (2001 film)|Perfume]]''
| Francene
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[American Girl (2002 film)|American Girl]]''
| Madge Grubb
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Dandelion (2004 film)|Dandelion]]''
| Ms. Voss
|
|-
| 2004
| ''Al Roach: Private Investigator''
| Dede Dragonfly
| [[Voice acting|Voice role]]
|-
| 2009
| ''Diplomacy''
| US Secretary of State
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Highland Park (film)|Highland Park]]''
| Sylvia
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[The Hunters (2013 film)|The Hunters]]''
| Jordyn Flynn
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2]]''
| Lieutenant Jackson
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Columbus (2017 film)|Columbus]]''
| Maria
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Gemini (2017 film)|Gemini]]''
| Jamie
|
|-
| 2017
| ''Say You Will''
| Janis Nimitz
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Honor Farm]]''
|
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1987–1989
| ''[[Guiding Light]]''
| Dr. 'Sonni' Carrera-Lewis
| Unknown episodes<br />Nominated—[[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]]
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Father Dowling Mysteries]]''
| Gym Instructor
| Episode: "The Fugitive Priest Mystery"
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Shannon's Deal]]''
| Maren
| Episode: "The Inside Man"
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
| Dara
| Episode: "[[Half a Life (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Half a Life]]"
|-
| 1991–1994
| ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
| Ensign [[Ro Laren]]
| Recurring role (Seasons 5–7)
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Seinfeld]]''
| Julie
| Episode: "[[The Big Salad]]"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
| Jamie Pratt
| Episode: "[[A Stitch in Time (The Outer Limits)|A Stitch in Time]]"
|-
| 1996
| ''The Prosecutors''
| District Attorney Rachel Simone
| [[TV movie]]
|-
| 1996–1998
| ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''
| Dr. [[Julianna Cox]]
| Main cast (Seasons 5–6)<br />Nominated—[[Viewers for Quality Television|<!-- don't delink -->Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series]]
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Brimstone (TV series)|Brimstone]]''
| Assistant District Attorney Julia Trent
| Episode: "Executioner"
|-
| 2000
| ''[[The District]]''
| Helen York
| Recurring role (Season 1)
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Homicide: The Movie|Homicide: Life Everlasting]]''
| Dr. Julianna Cox
| TV movie
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Wonderland (American TV series)|Wonderland]]''
| Dr. Lyla Garrity
| Main cast
|-
| 2001–2004
| ''[[Messiah (British TV series)|Messiah]]''
| Susan Metcalfe
| Main cast (Series 1–3)
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Strong Medicine]]''
| Assistant District Attorney Jill Sorenson
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Johnson County War (film)|Jackson County War]]''
| Rory Hammett
| TV movie
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Fastlane (TV series)|Fastlane]]''
| Lena
| Episode: "Get Your Mack On"; uncredited
|-
| 2002–03
| ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
| [[Lynne Kresge]]
| Recurring role (Season 2)<br />Nominated—[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
|-
| 2004
| ''Love is the Drug''
| Reena
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Global Frequency]]''
| Miranda Zero
| [[Television pilot#Unsold pilot|Unsold pilot]]
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]''
| Dr. Maggie Sinclair
| Episode: "Another Mister Sloane"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[The Inside (TV series)|The Inside]]''
| Zoya Petikof
| Episode: "Thief of Hearts"
|-
| 2005–06
| ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''
| Admiral Helena Cain
| Recurring role (Season 2)
|-
| 2005–06
| ''[[Prison Break]]''
| [[Samantha Brinker]]
| Recurring role (Season 1)
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Boston Legal]]''
| Juliette Monroe
| Episode: "The Nutcrackers"
|-
| 2007
| ''Unthinkable''
| Jamie McDowell
| TV movie
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Razor]]''
| Admiral Helena Cain
| TV movie
|-
| 2007–08
| ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]''
| Sarah
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''
| Karen Decker
| Episode: "[[There's No Place Like Home (Lost)|There's No Place Like Home]]: Part 1"
|-
| 2008–09
| ''[[In Treatment (American TV series)|In Treatment]]''
| Kate Weston
| Main cast (Season 1)
|-
| 2008–2009
| ''[[True Blood]]''
| [[Characters of True Blood#Maryann Forrester|Maryann Forrester]]
| Recurring role (Seasons 1–2)<br />[[Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series]]<br />Nominated—[[Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television]]<br />Nominated—[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Durham County (TV series)|Durham County]]''
| Dr. Pen Verrity
| Main cast (Season 2)
|-
| 2011–2012
| ''[[The Killing (American TV series)|The Killing]]''
| 'Mitch' Larsen
| Main cast (Seasons 1–2)<br />[[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television]]<br />Nominated—[[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]]<br />Nominated—[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]]<br />Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Chicago Fire (TV series)|Chicago Fire]]''
| Gail McLeod
| Recurring role (Season 2)
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Orphan Black]]''
| Dr. Marian Bowles
| Recurring role (Season 2)
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Rake (American TV series)|Rake]]''
| Lucy Marks
| Episode: "Jury Tamperer"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Powers (American TV series)|Powers]]''
| Janis Sandusky / Retro Girl
| Main cast (Season 1)
|-
| 2015
| ''[[The Returned (American TV series)|The Returned]]''
| Helen Goddard
| Recurring role
|-
| 2016–2019
| ''[[Berlin Station (TV series)|Berlin Station]]''
| Valerie Edwards
| Main cast
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
| Vicki Ann Rudin
| Episode: "Silent All These Years"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Treadstone]]''
| Ellen Becker
| Main cast
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Big Sky (American TV series)|Big Sky]]''
| Margaret Kleinsasser
| Recurring role (Season 1)
|-
| 2021–22
| ''[[New Amsterdam (2018 TV series)|New Amsterdam]]''
| Dr. Veronica Fuentes
| Recurring role (Season 4)
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]''
| Commander Ro Laren
| Episode: "Imposters"
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Voice role
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Half-Life 2]]''
| Dr. [[Judith Mossman (Half Life)|Judith Mossman]]
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Half-Life 2: Episode One]]''
| Dr. Judith Mossman
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Half-Life 2: Episode Two]]''
| Dr. Judith Mossman
|-
| 2009
| ''[[The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena]]''
| Captain Gail Revas
|-
| 2011
| ''[[DC Universe Online]]''
| [[Circe (character)|Circe]]
|-
|2017
| ''[[Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus]]''
| Zofia Blazkowicz
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
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{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Production
!Result
|-
| 1990 || [[Daytime Emmy Award]] || [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] || ''[[Guiding Light]]'' ||  {{nom}}
|-
| 1990 ||[[Soap Opera Digest Award]] || [[List of Soap Opera Digest Awards|Outstanding Daytime Villainess]] || ''[[Guiding Light]]'' ||{{nom}}
|-
| 1993 || [[Saturn Award]] || [[Saturn Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || ''[[Kalifornia]]'' || {{nom}}
|-
| 2003 || [[Screen Actors Guild#SAG Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]] || [[9th Screen Actors Guild Awards#Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] || ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' {{small|(shared with the cast)}}|| {{nom}}
|-
| 2010 || [[Saturn Award]] || [[36th Saturn Awards#Best Guest Starring Role in Television|Best Guest Starring Role in Television]] || ''[[True Blood]]'' || {{nom}}
|-
| 2010 || [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] || [[16th Screen Actors Guild Awards#Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] || ''[[True Blood]]'' {{small|(shared with the cast)}} ||{{nom}}
|-
| 2011 || [[Emmy Award|Primetime Emmy Award]] || [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2011/Outstanding%20Supporting%20Actress%20In%20A%20Drama%20Series |title=2011 Emmy Nominations |publisher=Emmys.com |access-date=March 14, 2012}}</ref> || ''[[The Killing (U.S. TV series)|The Killing]]''|| {{nom}}
|-
| 2011 || [[Critics' Choice Television Award]] || Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a323404/in-full-critics-choice-television-awards-nominees.html |title=2011 Critics Choice Nominees |publisher=Digitalspy.co.uk |date=June 6, 2011 |access-date=March 14, 2012}}</ref> || ''[[The Killing (U.S. TV series)|The Killing]]''||{{nom}}
|-
| 2011 || [[Saturn Award]] || [[38th Saturn Awards|Best Supporting Actress in Television]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/|title=RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES and SUPER 8 lead Saturn Awards with 3 awards each.|date=July 26, 2012|work=saturnawards.org|access-date=July 27, 2012}}</ref>|| ''[[The Killing (U.S. TV series)|The Killing]]'' ||{{won}}
|-
| 2023 || [[Hollywood_Critics_Association#TV_Award_categories|Hollywood HCA Award]] || [[3rd Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards| Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/HCAcritics/status/1678898271614566401|title=The 2023 HCA TV Awards nominees for Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series are: (Tweet)|date=July 12, 2023|work=twitter.com/HCAcritics|access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref>|| ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]'' ||{{nom}}
|}

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